25.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Pipers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Pipers Creek
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Fewer people live with chronic health issues in Pipers Creek than in most similar areas, which suggests a generally healthy population. While long-term conditions are less common here, mental health struggles are notably more frequent than in the rest of the state.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 25.9% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. However, mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.6% of people.
11.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Pipers Creek, None is the majority at 70%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, as only 2.6% of people need help with daily activities. This is well below the 5.9% seen across Victoria.
2.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Pipers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22078/pipers-creek/topic/health-disability